I was born in Genoa, Italy. My parents were passionate about music. My mother was from the southern part of Italy and enjoyed listening to old Neapolitan style music by famous artists such as "Nicola Di Bari," "Gino Paoli" and "Claudio Villa." My father was a bit older. He enjoyed classical music as well as songs by "Domenico Modugno" and "O. Spadaro." One of my father's favorite songs was "Porti un Bacione a Firenze." Amusingly enough, my father was born and raised in a town not too far from Florence. I grew up in Italy in the 1960s and one of my favorite artists was "Bobby Solo," whose style of singing and voice resembled "Elvis Presley's." I also enjoyed listening to musical groups such as "I Ricchi e Poveri," who seemed to follow a style of music and the kind of songs reminiscent of the American group "The Mamas and the Papas." The early 1970s, marked the first major transition in my life. My family and I emigrated from Italy to the United States and settled in The South Bronx. In my new home, I was exposed to a new life style as well to new kinds of music. Living in New York City without speaking English, I ended up in a Bilingual class at Junior High School # 22. Here the majority of my classmates were from Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Islands, and also from South America. Salsa, Merengue and Cumbia became my new interest in my life, and they were welcomed with open arms, partly because they were so different from the music I knew. In the years to followed, I had some musical catching up to do. Luckily, my boss always listened to CBS 101.1 F.M., the New York Number One Oldies Station, as it was called. I was impressed by artist and styles and became mesmerized by artist such as the "Platters," "Little Anthony and the Imperials," and many others. As I made more friends and socialized with them after school, I was introduced to the sounds of rock from "Led Zeppelin," and to "The Boss," as well as the rage of the day-namely, a style of music called "Disco." In 1996 I relocated to Miami and a significant transformation took place in the months that followed my move from New York City. In December of 1996 I was asked to DJ the New Year's Eve Party organized by the tenants in the building in which I lived. With only sixty Cds, two "Onkyo" CD players and a $90 dollars Radio Shack Mixer, I began to spin. The compliments were abundant mostly as a result of my taste in music and selection of songs. I could say that I became "addicted" to "spinning." My interest grew with each day, and the equipment I used became more compatible with the state of the art. I became intrigued with the art form of mixing and started to entertain different events from weddings, a fund-raiser for the Miami-Dade Sister Program, the Saint Patrick School's Dance Party, and their Christmas Bazaars. Of course, I continued to DJ the annual New Year's eve South Bay Club's Bash.